Alauddin’s was the largest empire since Ashoka, but things were not so smooth when he ascended the throne. Many provinces had gained independence, frequent revolts disturbed peace and his nobles started plotting against him. In an attempt to reduce the power enjoyed by the nobles, he cancelled their land grants and took away their extra wealth. He spied on them; they were not allowed to mingle with each other, have parties, or arrange marriage alliances.
Alauddin’s conquests were nothing less than other great emperors; the kings of the south used to pay tributes to him in gold. He conquered Gujarat, Ranthambore, Siwana, Malwa, Chittor, Jalor and Bengal. He is said to have had a large army consisting of 300,000 soldiers. His horses were branded so that it was easy to identify them.
Alauddin controlled the markets and fixed prices for all goods. He also made notable changes in tax collection. His reign of terror came to an end in 1316 with the death of the ruthless ruler. Four years later, Ghazi Malik, a noble who proclaimed himself Sultan ascended the throne.
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